“Thinking something does not make it true. Wanting something does not make it real.”
―
Michelle Hodkin,
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If we were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“What would you do if I kissed you right now?"I stared at his beautiful face and his beautiful mouth and I wanted nothing more than to taste it. "I would kiss you back.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“This was the boy I loved. A little bit messy. A little bit ruined. A beautiful disaster. Just like me.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“You want me as much as I want you. And all I want is you."My tongue warred with my mind. "Today," I whispered.Noah stood slowly, his body skimming mine as he rose. "Today. Tonight. Tomorrow. Forever.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“You're the girl who called me an asshole the first time we spoke. The girl who tried to pay for lunch even after you learned I have more money than God. You're the girl who risked her ass to save a dying dog, who makes my chest ache whether you're wearing green silk or ripped jeans. You're the girl that I--" Noah stopped, then took a step closer to me. "You are my girl.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“Asscrown," I muttered under my breath as I headed to my next class. I wasn't proud of swearing at a complete stranger, no. but he started it.Noah matched my pace. "Don't you mean 'assclown'?" He looked amused."No," I said, louder this time. "I mean asscrown. The crown on top of the asshat that covers the asshole of the assclown. The very zenith in the hierarchy of asses," I said, as though I was reading from a dictionary of modern profanity."I guess you nailed me then.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“Everyone is a little crazy. The only difference between us and them is that they hide it better.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“Wait," I said as Noah slipped a book from a shelf and headed toward the door. "Where are you going?""To read?"But I don't want you to. "But I need to go home," I said, my eyes meeting his. "My parents are going to kill me.""Taken care of. You're at Sophie's house."I loved Sophie."So I'm...staying here?""Daniel's covering for you."I loved Daniel."Where's Katie?" I asked, trying to sound casual."Eliza's house."I loved Eliza."And your parents?" I asked."Some charity thing."I loved charity."So why are you going to read when I'm right here?” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“Have you kissed many boys before?" he asked quietly. His question brought my mind back into focus. I raised an eyebrow. "Boys? That's an assumption." Noah laughed, the sound low and husky. "Girls, then?""No.""Not many girls? Or not many boys?""Neither," I said. Let him make of that what he would."How many?" "Why—" "I am taking away that word. You are no longer allowed to use it. How many?" My cheeks flushed, but my voice was steady as I answered. "One." At this, Noah leaned in impossibly closer, the slender muscles in his forearm flexing as he bent his elbow to bring himself nearer to me, almost touching. I was heady with the proximity of him and grew legitimately concerned that my heart might explode. Maybe Noah wasn't asking. Maybe I didn't mind. I closed my eyes and felt Noah's five o' clock graze my jaw, and the faintest whisper of his lips at my ear."He was doing it wrong.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“You could start a fire with the heat between you two.""You're mistaking bitter animosity for heartfelt affection.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“In my rush, I hadn’t tied my shoelaces. Noah was now tying them for me. He looked up at me through his dark fringe of lashes and smiled. The expression on his face melted me completely. I knew I had the goofiest grin plastered on my lips, and didn’t care. “There,” he said as he finished tying the laces on my left shoe. “Now you won’t fall.”Too late.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“You’re stronger than you believe. Don’t let your fear own you. Own yourself.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“You're distracting,' I said truthfully.'I won't be. I promise,' Noah said. 'I'll get some crayons and draw quitely. Alone. In a corner.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“I’ll walk forever with stories inside me that the people I love the most can never hear.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“I’m too selfish to leave you,” I said. Noah pulled back so I could see his smile. “I’m too selfish to let you.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“You're supposed to say, 'All I want is your happiness. I'll do whatever it takes, even if it means being without you.'""Sorry," Noah said. "I'm just not that big of a person.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“Do not find peace. Find passion.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer
“Je t'aime. Aujourd'hui. Ce soir. Demain. Pour toujours. Si je vivais mille ans, je t'appartiendrais pour tous. Si je vivais mille vies, je te ferais mienne dans chacune d'elles.I love you. Today. Tonight. Tomorrow. Forever. If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If I were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer
“If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If we were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“What would you do if I kissed you right now?"I stared at his beautiful face and his beautiful mouth and I wanted nothing more than to taste it. "I would kiss you back.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“This was the boy I loved. A little bit messy. A little bit ruined. A beautiful disaster. Just like me.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“You want me as much as I want you. And all I want is you."My tongue warred with my mind. "Today," I whispered.Noah stood slowly, his body skimming mine as he rose. "Today. Tonight. Tomorrow. Forever.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“You're the girl who called me an asshole the first time we spoke. The girl who tried to pay for lunch even after you learned I have more money than God. You're the girl who risked her ass to save a dying dog, who makes my chest ache whether you're wearing green silk or ripped jeans. You're the girl that I--" Noah stopped, then took a step closer to me. "You are my girl.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“Asscrown," I muttered under my breath as I headed to my next class. I wasn't proud of swearing at a complete stranger, no. but he started it.Noah matched my pace. "Don't you mean 'assclown'?" He looked amused."No," I said, louder this time. "I mean asscrown. The crown on top of the asshat that covers the asshole of the assclown. The very zenith in the hierarchy of asses," I said, as though I was reading from a dictionary of modern profanity."I guess you nailed me then.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“Everyone is a little crazy. The only difference between us and them is that they hide it better.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“Wait," I said as Noah slipped a book from a shelf and headed toward the door. "Where are you going?""To read?"But I don't want you to. "But I need to go home," I said, my eyes meeting his. "My parents are going to kill me.""Taken care of. You're at Sophie's house."I loved Sophie."So I'm...staying here?""Daniel's covering for you."I loved Daniel."Where's Katie?" I asked, trying to sound casual."Eliza's house."I loved Eliza."And your parents?" I asked."Some charity thing."I loved charity."So why are you going to read when I'm right here?” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“Have you kissed many boys before?" he asked quietly. His question brought my mind back into focus. I raised an eyebrow. "Boys? That's an assumption." Noah laughed, the sound low and husky. "Girls, then?""No.""Not many girls? Or not many boys?""Neither," I said. Let him make of that what he would."How many?" "Why—" "I am taking away that word. You are no longer allowed to use it. How many?" My cheeks flushed, but my voice was steady as I answered. "One." At this, Noah leaned in impossibly closer, the slender muscles in his forearm flexing as he bent his elbow to bring himself nearer to me, almost touching. I was heady with the proximity of him and grew legitimately concerned that my heart might explode. Maybe Noah wasn't asking. Maybe I didn't mind. I closed my eyes and felt Noah's five o' clock graze my jaw, and the faintest whisper of his lips at my ear."He was doing it wrong.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“You could start a fire with the heat between you two.""You're mistaking bitter animosity for heartfelt affection.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“In my rush, I hadn’t tied my shoelaces. Noah was now tying them for me. He looked up at me through his dark fringe of lashes and smiled. The expression on his face melted me completely. I knew I had the goofiest grin plastered on my lips, and didn’t care. “There,” he said as he finished tying the laces on my left shoe. “Now you won’t fall.”Too late.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“You’re stronger than you believe. Don’t let your fear own you. Own yourself.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“You're distracting,' I said truthfully.'I won't be. I promise,' Noah said. 'I'll get some crayons and draw quitely. Alone. In a corner.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“I’ll walk forever with stories inside me that the people I love the most can never hear.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“I’m too selfish to leave you,” I said. Noah pulled back so I could see his smile. “I’m too selfish to let you.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer
“You're supposed to say, 'All I want is your happiness. I'll do whatever it takes, even if it means being without you.'""Sorry," Noah said. "I'm just not that big of a person.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
“Do not find peace. Find passion.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer
“Je t'aime. Aujourd'hui. Ce soir. Demain. Pour toujours. Si je vivais mille ans, je t'appartiendrais pour tous. Si je vivais mille vies, je te ferais mienne dans chacune d'elles.I love you. Today. Tonight. Tomorrow. Forever. If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If I were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one.” ― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer
